First Rafale Fighter Jets to Touch Indian Skies by May 2020

First Rafale Fighter Jets to Touch Indian Skies by May 2020

New Delhi: The chief of Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Friday said the first Rafale fighter jets will be seen in Indian skies only by the end of May 2020.RKS Bhaduaria was addressing a press conference here ahead of the IAF Day that will be observed on October 8.

Responding to a query by IANS, RKS Bhadauria said that India will receive the first four of the 36 Rafale fighter jets by May 2020.

“By May 2020, we will be receiving four Rafale fighter jets. It will be only then that we will see the aircraft in the Indian skies. The advantage of getting the Rafale in May next year will be that our pilots will be substantially trained by then,” said Bhadauria. (IANS)

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